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Biomedical Engineering research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#202 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).

Brazil's world rank
#25
of 81 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.2k
Top-10% rate
9.6%
Ranked institutions
27

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #20227.912.5%558
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #24925.012.2%374
3Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #31621.812.1%287
4Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #57313.715.0%134
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #70110.98.2%235
6Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #71610.611.5%187
7Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #75310.010.9%183
8Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #9756.512.2%125
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,0405.68.1%146
10Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #1,1364.48.7%160
11Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #1,1604.112.1%106
12Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,1644.110.3%123
13Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #1,2033.612.4%89
14Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,2123.512.4%97
15Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,2233.49.2%107
16Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,2992.610.1%102
17Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #1,3042.515.4%61
18Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,3502.012.2%74
19Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,3562.08.7%111
20Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,3801.710.4%64
21Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André #1,3901.69.8%79
22Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,46592.08.0%79
23Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,47286.05.6%100
24Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,47979.08.3%64
25Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #1,49268.08.9%69
26Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,50655.06.8%72
27Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,53331.04.4%69

Institutions in Brazil above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Brazil?

Carlos Ricardo Soccol, David A. Mitchell and Electo Eduardo Silva Lora rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Carlos Ricardo Soccol#42,343 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 28 works
  2. 2David A. Mitchell#101,643 worldwide overall519 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Electo Eduardo Silva Lora#102,990 worldwide overall616 citations · 27 works
  4. 4Luiz Pereira Ramos#143,578 worldwide overall294 citations · 19 works
  5. 5Arnaldo Leal‐Junior#176,827 worldwide overall244 citations · 18 works
  6. 6J. Vladimir Oliveira#199,332 worldwide overall520 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Cláudio Dariva#233,041 worldwide overall288 citations · 19 works
  8. 8António J. A. Meirelles#242,011 worldwide overall379 citations · 18 works
  9. 9L. H. C. Mattoso#259,904 worldwide overall990 citations · 24 works
  10. 10Anselmo Frizera#323,817 worldwide overall308 citations · 25 works
  11. 11Rubens Maciel Filho#345,051 worldwide overall514 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Jorge Luiz Colodette#470,891 worldwide overall150 citations · 21 works
  13. 13Daniel S. Côrrea#496,881 worldwide overall237 citations · 19 works
  14. 14Denise Maria Guimarães Freire#530,491 worldwide overall270 citations · 23 works
  15. 15Rodrigo A.A. Muñoz#565,278 worldwide overall370 citations · 19 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering